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A jeweler is making a copy of a 15-inch chain to sell in his store. The clasp is 1/2 inch long. Each link in the chain is 1/4 inch long. How many links must he use to make the chain?
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A jeweler is making a copy of a 15-inch chain to sell in his store. The clasp is 1/2 inch long. Each link in the chain is 1/4 inch long. How many links must he use to make the chain?

User Thiwanka Wickramage
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First, let's find the total length of the links:
15 - 0.5 = 14.5
Now divide by the size of one link:
14.5/0.25 = 58
There are 58 links in his chain
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